Volkswagen returns to competition this year in partnership with the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team in the newly launched Americas Rallycross (ARX) series. The Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team will continue to campaign the Beetle Supercars that have earned the team multiple championships over the past four years. Drivers Scott Speed and Tanner Foust hope to add to their previous success in this exciting new series.
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"I'm excited to compete with ARX," said Scott Speed, driver of the Oberto Circle K Beetle. "The competition is going to be tough, but our Beetles are ready. I think this new series will be a great place to push our team and the cars in 2018."
Tanner Foust is ready to return to the world stage at Silverstone, having won races in the 2011 and 2012 European Rallycross Championship, the first American to do so. "Having World Rallycross expand its reach to the U.S.A is going to make the competition so much more accessible for fans to better understand the sport," said the Rockstar Energy Drink Beetle driver. "ARX will be a great platform to find new fans and spread the word about rallycross."
The pair will continue to race in the Beetle Rallycross vehicles, which are built by Volkswagen Motorsport in Europe. The cars have been updated to improve their handling characteristics, but will race with the same 2.0-litre 552bhp turbocharged engines that propelled the team to success in 2017.
"Our team has been able to achieve great success in rallycross and we look forward to continuing that legacy with the new ARX competition," said Michael Andretti, CEO Andretti Autosport. "Scott and Tanner are some of the finest drivers on the planet in this motorsport discipline, and our cars are ready and better than ever."
